EP1059626A4 - Electronic device - Google Patents

Electronic device

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Publication number
EP1059626A4
EP1059626A4 EP99959806A EP99959806A EP1059626A4 EP 1059626 A4 EP1059626 A4 EP 1059626A4 EP 99959806 A EP99959806 A EP 99959806A EP 99959806 A EP99959806 A EP 99959806A EP 1059626 A4 EP1059626 A4 EP 1059626A4
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European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
electronic device
electronic
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
EP99959806A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1059626A1 (en
Inventor
Isao Kitazawa
Tomio Okigami
Hiroshi Fujioka
Takashi Osa
Masahiro Sase
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Citizen Holdings Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Citizen Holdings Co Ltd
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Application filed by Citizen Holdings Co Ltd filed Critical Citizen Holdings Co Ltd
Publication of EP1059626A1 publication Critical patent/EP1059626A1/en
Publication of EP1059626A4 publication Critical patent/EP1059626A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04G—ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
    • G04G9/00—Visual time or date indication means
    • G04G9/0023—Visual time or date indication means by light valves in general
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/04—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions
    • G09G3/16—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions by control of light from an independent source
    • G09G3/18—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/34—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
    • G09G3/36—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2300/00—Aspects of the constitution of display devices
    • G09G2300/02—Composition of display devices
    • G09G2300/023—Display panel composed of stacked panels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2300/00—Aspects of the constitution of display devices
    • G09G2300/04—Structural and physical details of display devices
    • G09G2300/0439—Pixel structures
    • G09G2300/0456—Pixel structures with a reflective area and a transmissive area combined in one pixel, such as in transflectance pixels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2330/00—Aspects of power supply; Aspects of display protection and defect management
    • G09G2330/02—Details of power systems and of start or stop of display operation
    • G09G2330/021—Power management, e.g. power saving
EP99959806A 1998-12-15 1999-12-14 Electronic device Ceased EP1059626A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP35612198 1998-12-15
JP35612298 1998-12-15
JP35612198 1998-12-15
JP35612298 1998-12-15
JP35612398 1998-12-15
JP35612398 1998-12-15
PCT/JP1999/007011 WO2000036582A1 (en) 1998-12-15 1999-12-14 Electronic device

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1059626A1 EP1059626A1 (en) 2000-12-13
EP1059626A4 true EP1059626A4 (en) 2008-04-23

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EP99959806A Ceased EP1059626A4 (en) 1998-12-15 1999-12-14 Electronic device

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US6593901B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1059626A4 (en)
CN (1) CN1156730C (en)
BR (1) BR9909213A (en)
HK (1) HK1036512A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2000036582A1 (en)

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EP1059626A1 (en) 2000-12-13
HK1036512A1 (en) 2002-01-04
CN1156730C (en) 2004-07-07
CN1293805A (en) 2001-05-02
BR9909213A (en) 2000-11-14
WO2000036582A1 (en) 2000-06-22
US6593901B1 (en) 2003-07-15

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